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Painter:
Beard, William Holbrook 1824-1900  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02115 Accession Number: 1979.286
Date:
1874
Notes:
Sotheby Parke Bernet, Sale 4116 (April 27-29, 1978), lot 620.
Troyen, Carol, et al., "American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue," Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1997, pg. 14.
Summary:
Beach landscape with a flock of black birds perched on a ship's mast that has washed on shore.
Topic:
Animal--Bird  Search this
Landscape--Beach  Search this
Control number:
IAP 61518263
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_100215